The evolution of the human body is one of the major topics of this year's Istanbul Design Biennial, with exhibits ranging from a cyborg skeleton to a brain in a book. Dezeen editor Amy Frearson has selected seven of the most provocative examples. More about Seven shocking sights at the Istanbul Design Biennial 2016
British designer Aitor Throup has been announced as G-Star Raw's new creative director, following three years as a creative consultant to the brand. More about Aitor Throup named creative director of G-Star RAW
Dezeen promotion: Italian brand Pedrali presents office furniture designed to create more effective open-plan workplaces at this year's Orgatec trade show in Cologne. More about Pedrali presents furniture for contemporary workspaces at Orgatec 2016
London studio Doshi Levien has created a furniture range for John Lewis that it hopes will bridge the divide between high-end design and the high street. More about Doshi Levien creates furniture collection for high-street retailer John Lewis
American imaging company Kodak is venturing into the smartphone market with a handset that puts photographic capabilities first. More about Kodak releases Ektra smartphone targeted at photographers
Apple's Jonathan Ive and industrial designer Marc Newson will create the annual Christmas tree for luxury London hotel Claridge's. More about Marc Newson and Jony Ive to design Christmas tree
In this exclusive video from BIG, partner Jakob Lange discusses how its plans for a Hyperloop high-speed transportation system between Abu Dhabi and Dubai will transform how people live. More about BIG teaser video reveals Hyperloop plans for Abu Dhabi and Dubai
More than 35 haute couture pieces from the archive of Dutch fashion designers Viktor & Rolf feature in an exhibition at Melbourne's National Gallery of Victoria. More about Viktor & Rolf shows two decades of work in first Australian exhibition
Dutch designer Christian Heikoop has created a flat-pack furniture collection that is assembled in the same way as a tent. More about Christian Heikoop's Glissade furniture is erected from metal rods like a tent
Japanese fashion label Issey Miyake has released its second collection featuring graphics created by influential designer Ikko Tanaka. More about Ikko Tanaka's graphic faces peer out of Issey Miyake clothing collection
German animator Moritz Reichartz created a new world filled with fluid forms and dancing goo figures for a track by OY. More about Balls of goo turn into "lively beings" in OY's Space Diaspora music video
This range of colourful vessels by Swiss designer Dimitri Bähler is intended to "question the concept of usefulness in our homes". More about Dimitri Bähler designs range of irregular ceramic vessels
Architecture practice Studio Ossidiana has reinterpreted traditional Persian carpets as a series of concrete pieces installed at this year's Dutch Design Week. More about Studio Ossidiana creates "petrified" versions of Persian carpets
In 1983, a young engineer at Casio invented the indestructible G-Shock watch. Kikuo Ibe, now the Japanese brand's research and development chief engineer, told Dezeen how he developed the cult product. More about "I threw more than 200 prototypes out of a bathroom window" says G-Shock inventor
BuzzFeed designer Mark Davis has made a freely available font version of US presidential candidate Donald Trump's handwriting, and used it to annotate a Dezeen article. More about Donald Trump's handwriting turned into Tiny Hand typeface
British fashion designer Richard Nicoll has died aged 39 following a suspected heart attack. More about Fashion designer Richard Nicoll dies suddenly aged 39
Although it looks like a real woman, the ultra-lifelike figure in this music video is actually a digital model created using high-resolution 3D scans. More about Ultra-lifelike figure shows potential future of virtual reality
Herman Miller has unveiled a new version of its bestselling Aeron chair, which has been fine-tuned to make it more responsive to different body types. More about Herman Miller updates iconic Aeron office chair
London-based Mobile Studio Architects has collaborated with students at a US summer camp to create a series of oversized flip-books that depict fictional forest tales. More about Mobile Studio Architects installs giant flip-books in the forests of New Hampshire
Dutch designer Martijn van Strien's Makersleeve device cases are designed for production on-demand in any makerspace in the world. More about Martijn van Strien launches print-on-demand laptop sleeves to cut overproduction